Cribbage board



March 5, 1940. w. F. HoLMBr-:RG

CRIBBAGE BOARD Filed Jan. '3,- 1939 ATT'ORNEY.

Patented Mar. 5, 1940 UNITED STATES .LDATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in boards on which to score the points of players of games and particularly to such a board on which to score the points of a Cribbage game, such being commonly known as cribbage boards.

As is well known the common Cribbage board `comprises a rectangularly shaped piece of wood or other suitable material, having, adjacent either side thereof a pair of spaced rows of relatively small holes, each row comprising 30 holes. Pegs are provided for insertion into these holes to score the points of the player, and it is the present practice for a player to score his points by pegging down the outside row of holes, backA the inside row, down the outside row, and back the inside row, or in other words to peg around the pair of rows of holes on his side of the board twice, thereby scoring 120 points, or game. In the excitement of the game a player frequently forgets in which direction he is pegging and as a consequence may back peg, and thus erroneously score his points.

To overcome this tendency and to provide a Cribbage board in the use of which the liability of back pegging is practically eliminated, is the principal object of the invention.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description thereof.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this application, and wherein like reference characters indicate like parts: v

The figure is a plan view of the face of a cribbage board embodying my invention.

My improved Cribbage board is constructed of any suitable flat material and is generally ootagonal in shape and with four rows of holes spaced from and about the edges of the board, so that the rows of holes extend about the board in a somewhat oval or elliptical form. The board is indicated at I, and the rows of holes at 2, 3, 4 and 5. The rows 2 and 3 are separated by a space indicated at 6 from the rows 4 and 5 for the convenience of the players, one player keeping a score of his points by manipulating pegs in the rows 2 and 3, and the other player scoring his points in the rows 4 and 5. For convenience in counting, the holes in each row are divided into groups of five each by transverse lines defining a space between each group of ve holes, this being common in any cribbage board.

All groups of holes on the broad are identical with the exception of the groups indicated at l, and in these particular groups it will be noted (Cl. 23S-90) that the holes are arranged to switch the player in his pegging progressively along the inside row of holes over to the outside row, and this is the particular novelty of the board. One player would start his pegging at the hole numbered 8 in the row and proceed around the board in the direction of the arrows until. he reached the group of holes indicated at l, and in order to peg these holes he is automatically transferred to the outer row of holes 4. He then proceeds around this row of holes in the same direction until he reaches the group 1 again, and he pegs this group in the direction of the arrow indicated for the row 4, at which time he will have pegged 120 holes, or game.

The same procedure is followed by the other player who uses the rows 3 and 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A game score device for use in the playing of cribbage and provided with a flat upper surface having delineated thereon in a circuitous course about the edges of said board a plurality of spaced equally sized areas, a plurality of rows of spaced holes paralleling each other in every area except one, and the holes in said excepted area being arranged so that one row has but two spaced holes adjacent one end of said area and another row has two spaced holes adjacent each end of said area, and a single hole in the approximate center of said area, said single hole being used in the pegging around the board in either adjacent row of holes. Y

2. A game score device for use in the playing of cribbage and provided with a flat upper surface having delineated thereon in a circuitous course about the edges of said board a plurality of spaced equally sized areasa plurality of rows of spaced holes paralleling each other in every area except one, and the holes in said excepted area being arranged so that the holes of one row are continued in an oblique manner across said area to form a continuation of the other row, said obliquely arranged holes including one in the approximate center of said area, said single hole being used in the pegging around the board in either row of holes.

3. A game score board for use in the playing of Cribbage, being substantially octagonally shaped with -two opposite sides elongated, two spaced rows of areas delineated about the edges of said board, each row of areas being substantially continuous and having their ends disposed in confronting spaced relation, and all areas except one in each row being provided with two said central hole in each excepted area being one of an obliquely arranged series of holes extending across said area from one row of holes to the other.

WALTER F. HOLMBERG. 

